Stash Bust Update, Second Quarter, 2018

Busting out some stash at a snail’s pace.

Just when I think things can’t get any busier, they do. April, May and June 2018 have been nuts and I’m sure it is not going to slow down any in the very near future. That’s OK, because it is the nuttiness, the “life that happens”, that makes our time on this big blue marble an adventure. Most of the past quarter’s busyness was good. My oldest graduated high school and is preparing for his freshman year of college, my parents came for visit and were able to attend his graduation, my youngest is now driving, we’ve had prom, college visits, awards night and all the other end-of-school year activities. In addition, both mine and my husband’s jobs continue to grow and demand more of our time, my in-laws are moving out of their home where they have lived the past 30+ years and have needed some assistance and, just to make things interesting, I’ve decided that about 80% of the interior of our house needs to be painted. Sprinkle in a two week vacation to the Pacific Coast, a trip we have been planning for at least two years, and you have a very busy second quarter.

My crocheting has taken a back seat to all of the items on the to-do list. However, I was able to get a few projects completed and bust out some stash. And I purchased ZERO yarn this past quarter (yay me!).

I mentioned above that my parents came for a visit. They live in Florida but decided to rent an apartment this summer in upstate New York where my brother and sister live. Since they will be “snowbirds”, I made the following potholder, Red Bird in the Snow Potholder by Doni Speigle, for them. The pattern is adorable. You can read my notes and suggestions on my Ravelry project page.

And last, another adorable potholder design by Doni Speigle called Dinnertime!. This was for the May potholder exchange. Once I have the time, I can think of a number of cat people, myself included, who would love one of these.

It is already July and my crochet time for the last three weeks has been zip, zero, zilch. I’m hopeful I will have a couple projects to share with you for third quarter 2018. But if I’m too busy with life’s adventures to crochet much, that’s good too.